Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-32066753-20180228220739/@comment-32358261-20180301083832

It’s because the best iv are not always chosen. It will randomly choose the iv from either parent

For example

Parent 1: 31/20/15/18/31/30

Parent 2: 24/29/31/22/6/11

Won’t always make

Offspring 31/29/31/22/31/30

It’s random 3iv (or random 5iv if one parent is holding a destiny knot)

So it could be 10/29/16/18/31/11 (without destiny knot)

Because of this, not every Pokémon you breed will create a better offspring. You could find Pokémon that are considerably worse than both parents. So you need to breed until a better offspring comes then it becomes the newer breeding partner.

Iv breeding requires loads of dedication and hard work (meaning many players don’t actually try). This will give you a distinct advantage over other players and it’s worth it in the end.

I recommend you get a destiny knot, everstone and power items for training a competitive Pokémon.